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Fortum Battery Recycling exploring new hub devel­opment in Germany

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Fortum Battery Recycling has started to examine the feasibility of installing a production facility for sustainable secondary battery materials in the industrial area of Artern, Thuringia, Germany. In March 2023, Fortum Battery Recycling started EV battery recycling operations in Kirchardt, Germany.

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Telsa joins VW and BYD in cutting prices in Germany

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The 2024 Model Y (Source: Tesla) Telsa has now joined Volkswagen and BYD in slashing the prices of its vehicles in Germany after the government ended EV incentives, according to Automotive News Europe. In Germany, Telsa reduced the price of its Model Y Long Range by €5,000 to €49,990 ($54,340), a discount of 9%. Get started here.

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Volkswagen making progress as planned with emissions corrections for diesel engines in Germany

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In Europe, three weeks after implementation of its technical corrections for EA189 engines affected by the NO x cheating ( earlier post ), the Volkswagen Group reports successful completion of more than 50% of the first wave in Germany. By Thursday, new engine control software had been installed in some 4,300 Volkswagen Amarok units.

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bp to use Honeywell’s Ecofining technology in 5 SAF projects in US, Australia and Europe

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Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain; and Kwinana Oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia.

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Getrag begins production of 7DCT300 dual-clutch transmission; hybrid versions in 2016

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Getrag will supply European customers with the new transmission from its plant in Neuenstein, Germany. Hybrid versions of this transmission can be used in vehicles without major changes in installation space, starting in 2016. Earlier post.) For the Asian market, the transmission will also be produced in China starting in 2017.

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SFC Energy starts production of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells in India

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SFC Energy has been active in India since 2016 and is now investing in the local market development as well as in its own production capacities. The company is headquartered in Brunnthal/Munich, Germany, operates production facilities in the Netherlands, Romania, Canada and India. In the future, SFC’s subsidiary SFC Energy India Ltd.

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Tesla posts 79% gain in automotive revenue in Q$2016 to $1.994B, drops back into red

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Tesla posted a strong increase in automotive revenue in the fourth quarter of 2016, rising 79% year-on-year to $1.994 billion. Installation of Model 3 manufacturing equipment is underway in Fremont and at Gigafactory 1. However, the company dropped back to a net loss for the quarter of $121 million.

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